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coachwork

British  
/ ˈkəʊtʃˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. the design and manufacture of car bodies

  2. the body of a car

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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To complete the swap, Mr. Mann restored the Franay cabriolet coachwork to the 145.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2020

As an informational panel explains, the “riveted flanges that join portions of the coachwork pay homage to aviation engineering and emphasize the all-metal construction of the body.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2018

Behind them came the royal coach, drawn by four grey horses, with the driver and two footmen splashes of vivid scarlet above the deep maroon of the coachwork.

From Time Magazine Archive

The coachwork must be subject to the severe laws of aerodynamics.

From Time Magazine Archive

All the automobile busses disappeared, having been requisitioned by the army to carry meat, the coachwork of the vehicles being removed and replaced with specially designed bodies.

From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Francis Andrew March

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